The inconsistency which annoys me most in this regard is saying that true socialism has never been tried while repeatedly claiming that free markets don't work, laissez-faire doesn't work, capitalism doesn't work ...
Either all have never been tried; or close approximations of all have been tried, and all socialist approximations have performed worse than app market approximations.
I just finally finished part 3 of "Capitalism, Socialism, and Democracy" last week thinking very little in that book published in 1942 would have anything to say about almost any contemporary debates, and then I stumble across this article.
That books is extremely relevant to this particular debate in ways that are surprising. I highly recommend the book!
It sure I love BC giving us ChatGPT output (of the kind I get it to do frequently), but this whole post was totally worth it for the Tootsie pop commercial reference and picture!
The inconsistency which annoys me most in this regard is saying that true socialism has never been tried while repeatedly claiming that free markets don't work, laissez-faire doesn't work, capitalism doesn't work ...
Either all have never been tried; or close approximations of all have been tried, and all socialist approximations have performed worse than app market approximations.
I just finally finished part 3 of "Capitalism, Socialism, and Democracy" last week thinking very little in that book published in 1942 would have anything to say about almost any contemporary debates, and then I stumble across this article.
That books is extremely relevant to this particular debate in ways that are surprising. I highly recommend the book!
It sure I love BC giving us ChatGPT output (of the kind I get it to do frequently), but this whole post was totally worth it for the Tootsie pop commercial reference and picture!